Leelanau Petoskey Pale Ale

Leelanau Brewing Company
Brewed at Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Style: Belgian Ale
Lake Leelanau, Michigan USA

Bottled. An unclear amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is acidic with notes of oak and brettanomyces. The flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of wood, medium notes of brettanomyces, and light notes of fruit and vanilla, leading to a dry and tart finish. The brettanomyces scratches the tongue. Thanks yespr for sharing.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours hazy and almost opaque with a dense and creamy off-white head leaving some lacework. Tart, Brettish aroma. Medium body, lightly fruity with a whiff of wood and a dry, Astringent and leathery finish. 010209

50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small off-white head. Citric and mild roasted malt aroma, vague note of brett. Dry wooden brett base flavoured with a mild toasted malt coming through. Smooth refreshing malty and mild brett finish. Another fine beer.

Bottle 1pt. 0.9fl.oz. @ home.
Light unclear medium amber orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel - toffee, oak, light to moderate yeasty, vinegar notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy caramel sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090125]

Bottled (somewhere during Copenhagen pubbing). Hazy deep orangeish coppery colour with mediumsized foamy slightly off-white head. Aroma is lots of fruityness, some burnt sugar, mild oaked notes. Flavour is quite much the same along with some mild sourness lurking as well. Quite interesting brew, and surprisingly "thick and fullpalated" for being 5.5%.

Bottle. Hazy orange coloured with a medium sized off white head. Fruity aroma of brett and hops. Fruity flavour of brett and hops with notes of dish washer and grass. Dry bitter finish of hops and brett.

Name: Petoskey Pale Ale
Date: August 14, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade
Words: aged in french oak barrels
Appearance: opaque burnt orange, fine off white head, drippy lace
Aroma: sweet malt aroma enhanced by a touch of vanilla, floral hops along with the oak, nice spicyness
Body: highly carbonated body
Flavor: lots of oak flavor, touch of vanilla and malt sweetness but otherwise very dry, plenty of balancing bitterness follows the oak, light oaky tartness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

Cloudy golden with with large beige head. Hoppy aroma with piney and citric notes. Flavour was hoppy with citric and piney notes. Finished bitter